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Practical Welding Today November / December 2016
The Welder, formerly known as Practical Welding Today, is a showcase of the real people who make the products we use and work with every day. This magazine has served the welding community in North America well for more than 20 years.
Aluminum Workshop: 6061-T6 cracking
- By Frank Armao
- Nov 30, 2016
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: My company recently purchased a piece of equipment fabricated from 6061-T6 structural shapes. The welds do not seem to be very good and we have found several cracked welds. However, it is the weld shown in the photo that is puzzling. This weld shows a crack in the 6061 base metal about 2 in....
Essential versus nonessential variables for a WPS
- By Paul Cameron
- Nov 30, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Article
Welding variables are critical for production. Learn more about the essential and nonessential variables.
Consumables Corner: Cost or classification
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Nov 30, 2016
- Consumables
- Article
What is more important, price or classification? The Consumables Corner guys have the answer.
When family matters
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 17, 2016
- Shop Management
- Article
Huffman Welding & Machine Inc., a family-owned and -operated job shop in southeastern Iowa, has always had big goals to grow and thrive in a competitive economic climate. So far they have been able to strike the right balance between pursuing those goals while maintaining the emphasis on people and their community – their family.
Need welders? Automation can help!
- By Chris Anderson
- Nov 16, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Finding good welders is a real issue for some fab shops, but so is the anxiety attached to integrating robotic welding to help fill the gaps. Pinpointing the appropriate skill set for robotic welding programmers is important to ensure you have the right person in place to run the machine. Industry also has stepped up to deliver systems that make robotic programming easier and faster for individuals who have limited programming training.
How to choose the right wire and flux for SAW
- By Robert Fox
- Nov 16, 2016
- Consumables
- Article
Discovering as much as possible about the application’s requirements helps identify potentially costly and time-consuming conflicts between expectations and reality during the selection process, as opposed to during implementation. Most important, answering the following key questions provides insight into the big question: Which wire and flux is best for you?
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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